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Gravesham road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 211 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2023, and 269 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022, and casualties fell from 270.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,499 collisions in Gravesham.

Collisions in 2023
211
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
269
Level with 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2023

None of the collisions in Gravesham in 2023 were fatal and 15% were serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3215%
  • Slight17985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3914%
  • Slight23086%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2023 is highlighted, with 211, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 211
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173227
2024198269
2023211269
2022211270
2021237297
2020199265
2019255352
2018266359
2017268362
2016345458
2015269352
2014290371
2013289385
2012272362
2011275361
2010240338
2009281374
2008286376
2007296383
2006281380
2005300392
2004301383
2003310399
2002317432
2001351472
2000331437
1999350488
1998336432
1997303378
1996377486
1995324423
1994318430
1993329520
1992342440
1991327432
1990352458
1989331434
1988269338
1987352464
1986353474
1985389530
1984395497
1983385481
1982404528
1981380532
1980402505
1979429557

When and where crashes happen in Gravesham in 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (13%)
  • Thursday32 (15%)
  • Friday43 (20%)
  • Saturday28 (13%)
  • Sunday21 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.1%)
  • February18 (8.5%)
  • March22 (10%)
  • April14 (6.6%)
  • May21 (10%)
  • June14 (6.6%)
  • July17 (8.1%)
  • August15 (7.1%)
  • September15 (7.1%)
  • October23 (11%)
  • November19 (9%)
  • December18 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds164 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry150 (71%)
  • Wet or damp57 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph144 (68%)
  • 40 mph21 (10%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.4%)
  • 70 mph26 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (16%)
  • Roundabout11 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (14%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 1517 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2036 (13%)
  • 21 to 2531 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (16%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (12%)
  • 56 to 6533 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.1%)
  • Over 7510 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider179 (67%)
  • Passenger53 (20%)
  • Pedestrian37 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car301 (77%)
  • Motorcycle38 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gravesham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gravesham ranked among 351 areas in 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2023.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2023

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2023, with 44 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2023

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2023: 34, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226344307
2ndA227212602
3rdA2202905
4thB217581003
5thB2618802
6thM25800
7thB2622300
8thA2891100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2023

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2023: 108.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2023

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2023: 94.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years